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Old 01-05-2017, 06:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Thank you for posting. Here's my question:15Kw is 20.1153 mechanical horespower; do you think that's enough?
Yes, but it's 50kw peak. Usually that's for around 30 seconds. So ~67 hp for thirty seconds should be plenty to get to highway speeds. 20hp continuous is plenty for a 60mph cruise.

Sounds doable.
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